[pct-l] Why California's Trails Are Disappearing From Our Maps

[Terry]

Hi Jim, 
I have apologized to Ken and part of what I didn't grasp from him initially is, due to the absolutely terrible shape our local Santa Barbara trails are in, just about any other trail looks like a nature trail in a city park.  
And, not that it matters but, I do volunteer for our local trail maintenance, as a member of the Los Padres NF Volunteer Wilderness Rangers. I absolutely love this part of hiking and will be involved with this organization  for a long time to come.  Like many of us, I think of this as my personal payment for my use of the trails.  
Who knows, this whole misunderstanding tonight just could Segway into working a project with Ken's crew after I finish the trail, about September 1st this year.  

Terry


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On Jan 26, 2014, at 8:28 PM, "Jim Banks" <JimLBanks at verizon.net> wrote:

> You didn't experience it because Ken and his crew did the work two years
> ago!
> 
> I suggest you get out on a trail crew and see for yourself what goes into
> maintaining the trail and what happens to the trail when it is not
> maintained.  I think your remark "don't let the truth get in the way of a
> good story" calls for an apology to Ken and his crew.
> 
> I-Beam
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Terry
> Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 7:33 PM
> To: Pct-L at backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Why California's Trails Are Disappearing From Our Maps
> 
> You bring up a good question Eric but, I just don't recall any of last years
> PCT hikers complaining about route finding on that section of the trail.
> Also, when you consider the amount of foot traffic that section gets every
> summer and looking at the landscape surrounding the trail in the section, I
> have a difficult time buying into the author basically saying the PCT was
> disappearing before our own eyes.  I do agree with, and saw first hand that
> the trail in Sequoia NF isn't up to the standards of the NP's next door but,
> to say its in horrific shape isn't what I experienced, nor understand from
> the hikers from earlier in the season. 
> 
> Terry
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Jan 26, 2014, at 7:16 PM, Eric Lee <saintgimp at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Terry wrote:
>>> 
>> I caught that quote in the article too, but I personally hiked that 
>> section of the PCT last October  and I had NO difficulty following it, 
>> let alone having to find the trail and not one time did I even think I was
> off trail.
>> But, as they say, don't let the truth get in the way of a good story! 
>>> 
>> 
>> I haven't hiked that section yet, but possibly the reason why you had 
>> no difficulty following the trail there last October was because Ken 
>> and his crew already put in the enormous numbers of hours required to 
>> reconstruct it.  So unless I'm misreading something, I think your 
>> report of a well-maintained trail is due precisely to Ken's work to 
>> make it that way, and he's telling us what it was like before they fixed
> it.  Right?
>> 
>> Eric
>> 
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